chock

/tʃɒk/

chock means A surname.

chock is pronounced /tʃɒk/.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Shock. * As a German surname, Americanized from Zschoche, Zschocke, from the placename Zsochochau in Saxony or Tschocke in Silesia, of Slavic origin. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Čok, from obsolete čok (“tree stump”). * As a Chinese surname, Romanizaed from 卓 (zhuó), see Zhuo.

name

A surname.

adv

Entirely; quite.

noun

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.
An encounter.
An illicit, fermented alcoholic beverage brewed on-site.

verb

To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.e.g.“Gondolas with drop or hopper doors not boarded over should have lading cleated and chocked so as to prevent shifting over doors.” — 1915, Railway Line Clearances and Car Dimensions Including Weight Limitations of Railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba:
To fill up, as a cavity.
To insert a line in a chock.
To encounter.
To make a dull sound.

intj

Representing a dull sound.e.g.“This chair, which had been purchased by a certain man as a birthday present for his wife, developed an annoying “chock, chock” noise after it had been used a few days.” — 1927 September 4, “Huckstering Not a Good Practice: In Neighborhood Stores It Is Calculated to Alienate Customers”, in The New York Times (section 2), volume LXXVI, number 25,425, New York, N.Y.: The

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Words closest in meaning

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chockablock 74% match — Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost. vs chock →
chocka 68% match — Filled to capacity. vs chock →
chockless 67% match — Without a chock or chocks. vs chock →
chockers 66% match — Tightly packed, especially with people vs chock →
chocker 66% match — Tightly packed, especially with people. vs chock →
chokka 65% match — Crowded or full; at or near capacity.; Tightly packed, especially with people. vs chock →
entirely 63% match — To the full or entire extent. vs chock →
downright 63% match — Completely, wholly. vs chock →